Preceded by Lawrence Brock Spouse(s) Marjorie Beermann Education Morningside College Role Politician | Preceded by Phillip Hart Weaver Name Ralph Beermann Succeeded by David T. Martin Alma mater Morningside College | |
Died February 17, 1977, Sioux City, Iowa, United States | ||
Succeeded by Clair Armstrong Callan | ||
Ralph Frederick Beermann (August 13, 1912 – February 17, 1977) was a Nebraska Republican politician and United States Representative for Nebraska.
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Biography
Born near Dakota City, Nebraska, United States, Beermann graduated from Morningside College in Sioux City, Iowa and then attended various Army specialist schools. His wife was Marjorie Beerman.
Career
During World War II Beermann served in the African-European Theaters in the United States Army as part of the 601st Ordnance Battalion and the 301st Ordnance Regiment. After the war he partnered with his six brothers (the Beermann Brothers) in farming, alfalfa dehydrating and cattle raising in Dakota County, Nebraska.
Beermann served as chairman of the Dakota County Republican Central Committee for ten years and organized the Dakota County Young Republicans. He was elected to serve the 3rd district of Nebraska in the Eighty-seventh United States Congress from January 3, 1961 to January 3, 1963; and served the 1st district in the Eighty-eighth United States Congress from January 3, 1963 to January 3, 1965. He did not win reelection in 1964. After leaving Congress, Beermann returned to his business pursuits, but from 1972-1977 he served on the board of the Nebraska Public Power District.
Death
Beermann died in a plane crash when the single-engine plane he was piloting crashed at Sioux City Municipal Airport in Iowa on February 17, 1977 (age 64 years, 188 days). He is interred at the Dakota City Cemetery. He was a member of the Lutheran church and a member of the Farm Bureau, American Legion, Veterans of Foreign Wars and the Kiwanis. Beermann was survived by his wife, Marjorie, and four brothers.